Starting out with face paints

Goes right back to basics on how to get started, including kit required, such as brushes, sponges and  paints. How to work with the different types, basic techniques, how to remove it and Health and Safety tips and guidelines when working.

Face paint designs

Describes and shows how one of the most popular designs (tiger) is built up from scratch, using the techniques from starting out. Other designs  will include popular butterflies and animals and how they can all be modified to suit the occasion. So far we have Tiger, Special Effects Scar, Butterfly,  witch design, spiderman dalmation,  Skull,  Darth Maul has now been added as well as a small Dragon design and a quick and easy Pirate.

Training

If you want to go further with the art, why not try out one of our training courses to give you more in depth hands on practice and tuition? Courses can be tailored to suit most needs. The dates for 2008 are shown on this page. Early booking is advisable as they tend to fill up quickly. Dates for 2008 are just being finalised and will be published soon. NOW FINALISED

Contact Us

All our contact details. Please don't hesitate to contact us should you have any queries, would like to see something on the site or just say hello.
Newsletter: Why not sign up for our free email newsletter which will come out occasionally to keep you informed about the facepainting world -CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE .
 We're running a competition for subscribers at the moment with prizes for the best entries. Have a look at the pictures here.

FACE PAINTING FORUM:

If you're interested in face/body art in anyway, why not check out the forum, Face Painting Chat UK, that we are involved with. This is going from strength to strength and always welcomes new members. Talking about anything to do with the art, it's free to join and could answer any questions you have.

Links

A page of useful sites, all related to the subject (apart from the odd one we may throw in which we think is worth a visit). If you would like your site to appear in this section, please forward your details to us at FPDlinks and if we like it we will include it.

TEMPORARY TATTOOS

For a range of stencils and inks visit our temporary tattoo page

Face painting gallery

A collection of  pictures done by various artists, either scroll through the thumbnails or expand the individual pictures for a more detailed look. These will give you some good  ideas.(These pictures are all copyrighted by the artists concerned and if you would like to use the images, please contact us beforehand - if the artist concerned agrees we will send you a high resolution file of the image). (Just added another photo gallery, view here)

FACE PAINTS SHOP

JUST IN and hot off the presses, ILLUSION ,the  glossy magazine for the face and body artist.
Issue 6, SUMMER 2008, is now released and in stock.

New in:- COSMIC GLITTER DUSTS with their own unique puffer bottles

Now in the shop - more designs in the temporary tattoo range, using stencils and inks. These can now be seen here

Where to buy your  supplies, paints, brushes, equipment and  books. What to go for,  and what to avoid? How much do I actually need?  What does the basic kit cost? Where do I get it? Hopefully this section will answer your queries. We have opened our own on-line shop where we are offering the full Snazaroo (UK) range for all the materials needed. We are now shipping to countries within the European Union as well as the UK. Shipping rates compare very favourably. Next day delivery available
Just added a section for special effects products including waxes and fake blood.
New section for party extras, such as hair glitter sprays and skin jewelry.
 

GIFT IDEAS

Face paint kits suitable for presents and temporary tattoo gift bags can be found on this page
Ideas for  presents and gifts

FACE PAINTERS DIRECTORY

If your looking for a professional face painter for your party or commercial event check out our directory of face painters across the UK and further afield.